प्रवहत्खड्गसीत्कारज्वलत्कणसणध्वनि । सरच्छरभराध्वान्तशरत्खरखरारवः ॥ १४ ॥
pravahatkhaḍgasītkārajvalatkaṇasaṇadhvani | saraccharabharādhvāntaśaratkharakharāravaḥ || 14 ||
Translation
a hiss as swords swept out, with a "saṇa" of blazing sparks; a harsh "khara-khara" as the weight of flying arrows came to the end of its flight;
Word by word
- pravahat
- sweeping out
- khaḍga
- of swords
- sītkāra
- with the hiss
- jvalat
- blazing
- kaṇa
- of sparks
- saṇa
- "saṇa"
- dhvani
- a sound
- sarac
- (sarat) flying
- chara
- (śara) of arrows
- bhara
- the weight
- adhvānta
- at the end of its flight
- śarat
- whirring
- kharakhara
- "khara-khara"
- āravaḥ
- a harsh sound
Meaning
Swords drawn fast from the scabbard hiss, and the rub of steel strikes sparks. The arrows land in a rough whirr where they strike. The first commentary: the swords drawn quickly from the scabbard hissed, sparks flew; the arrows reaching their mark made a harsh sound.